UBB.threads PHP Forum Software Community Forums UBB.threads 7 Version 7 Support headers on custom islands

is it possible to optionally not have a header on a custom island?

in many cases, i simply don't need the header at all.

Currently it's not, but that's definitely something I can look at adding.

This would be really useful to me. I did figure out that I could change the portal template(s) to remove the header, but then if I ever put something different in that island that I do want the header for, I'll have modify the template again.

It would be nicer just to have the option right there. Either with a checkbox type situation, or by automatically not showing the header if the island name is left blank. (One could always use a   there if they want an empty header.)

matter of fact, it would be nice to also choose which table wrapper or lack thereof.

Oh yes, please Rick. Much better than creating a header with a full stop (period) and trying to disguise it with...

Following on from that, I'd like to suggest that some reference be made somewhere to the fact that one needs to clear the cache before changes to the templates can be seen. I only discovered via a forum search. There are are least two places where I think this could be mentioned:

1) Once you've edited a template and clicked update, the "Template has been updated" message should say (something like) "Template has been updated. You will need to clear your cache in order to see the changes on your forums." (Bonus points for linking to that page of the Control Panel.)

2) The administration guide should mention this in the paragraph about templates.

agreed

Well, I'm going to be offering to update the FAQ for 7.4 once Blogs are in place; so I'll see if Rick will let me update some of the language strings as well...

put random Chuck Norris 1 liner jokes in there!!

something tells me that would be the last lang update Id ever be able to do lol